CRJ-6002 Restorative Justice in the Criminal- Legal System
This 14-week on-line course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the possibilities and challenges of developing and implementing restorative justice within the criminal-legal system. Students will learn the current scope and development of restorative justice in legal systems around the world and the relationship between the restorative justice practice and the current legal-theoretical framework within different legal and organizational contexts. The course focuses on the relevance, opportunities and barriers to implementation within the criminal-legal system through analysis of global implementation in criminal legal systems. The course will also explore the implications of restorative justice practice for practitioner roles within the criminal legal system and strategies for leadership, advocacy and implementation within the system. The online course combines synchronous and asynchronous meetings.
Prerequisite
Restorative Justice students only.